US Vice President Kamala Harris affirmed on Friday at the Munich Security Conference that a two-state solution can be achieved, and this would be the appropriate action for global Israeli and Palestinian peace and security.

Harris also denounced American isolation in her statements to world leaders gathering amid the turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine, and said: “As President Biden has made clear over the past three years, we are committed to pursuing global engagement to uphold international rules and standards to defend democratic values at home and abroad, and to work with "Our allies and partners in pursuit of common goals."

Vice President Joe Biden was firm in the Biden administration’s position on Israel and its war on Gaza, saying, “The United States is working to end the conflict as soon as possible in a way in which the hostages are released and the humanitarian crisis is resolved, and so that Hamas does not control Gaza, and the Palestinians can enjoy their rights In security, dignity and self-determination.”

In response to a question about whether the two-state solution can be achieved, Harris said: “The short answer is yes... I think it is, but we must put the discussion in context.” Claiming that Hamas committed a “terrorist” act that aimed to slaughter more than 1,200 innocent Israelis, many of whom were young men attending a concert,” claiming that “women were horribly tortured and raped, and were used as a tool of war, and it is important to remember that.” Sources denied Western and Israeli allegations of rape of women during Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, while Israeli investigations indicated that dozens of Israelis were killed by Israeli fire.

She claimed that “the (American) administration was clear that a very large number of innocent people had been killed, and that Israel must do better to protect them,” claiming “the presence of Hamas tunnels under hospitals and what that means in terms of the conflict.”

She added: "We have seen what is happening through the images that we see daily about human suffering and the need for humanitarian aid. The president and I and our administration have been very insistent on the arrival of that humanitarian aid, and we are looking at the circumstances of what is happening."

Harris stressed that "Israel should not reoccupy Gaza after releasing the hostages, and that the Palestinian Authority should be the leader in reforming governance in Gaza." She added: "There cannot, in my opinion, be peace and security for that region, for the people of Israel or for the Palestinians and the people in Gaza, without the two-state solution. And we cannot give up on how we got there. It will be important."

Harris' comments come as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu categorically and publicly rejected the unilateral establishment of a Palestinian state after a 40-minute phone call with Biden early Friday.

Netanyahu wrote in a post on the “X” website: “At the cabinet meeting, I made clear my position regarding the recent talk about imposing a Palestinian state on Israel.”

He added: "These two sentences summarize my position. Israel categorically rejects international dictates related to permanent arrangements with the Palestinians. Such an arrangement will only be reached through direct negotiations between the two parties without preconditions."